Abbott won FDA approval for its FreeStyle Libre 14 day Flash Glucose Monitoring system. The stick-on glucometer can be worn continuously for two whole weeks, through sweating and showers, while accurately reading plasma glucose readings.
The device is stuck to the back of the upper arm and a separate display device, which looks like a smartphone, is used to download readings from the sensor. The display device can share those readings with one’s medical team, as well as help the patient track glucose levels and correlate it with activity, diet, and insulin intake.
Because readings can be taken at any time and don’t require painful fingerpricks, patients are typically more willing to keep a close eye on their glucose. This can lead to a reduction of dangerous events, such as hypoglycemia, and result in better compliance with drugs, improved understanding of factors influencing one’s diabetes, and simply improve a patient’s quality of live.
The latest approval involves the longest time that a continuous glucose monitor can be used in a single stretch in the U.S.
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